/**
 * <copyright>
 * </copyright>
 *
 * $Id$
 */
package org.quality4spl.fm.cvm;

import org.eclipse.emf.common.util.EList;

/**
 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
 * A representation of the model object '<em><b>Feature Group</b></em>'.
 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
 *
 * <p>
 * The following features are supported:
 * <ul>
 *   <li>{@link org.quality4spl.fm.cvm.FeatureGroup#getCardinality <em>Cardinality</em>}</li>
 *   <li>{@link org.quality4spl.fm.cvm.FeatureGroup#getChildFeatures <em>Child Features</em>}</li>
 *   <li>{@link org.quality4spl.fm.cvm.FeatureGroup#getDescription <em>Description</em>}</li>
 * </ul>
 * </p>
 *
 * @see org.quality4spl.fm.cvm.CvmPackage#getFeatureGroup()
 * @model
 * @generated
 */
public interface FeatureGroup extends FeatureTreeNode {
	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Cardinality</b></em>' containment reference.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <p>
	 * If the meaning of the '<em>Cardinality</em>' containment reference isn't clear,
	 * there really should be more of a description here...
	 * </p>
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Cardinality</em>' containment reference.
	 * @see #setCardinality(Cardinality)
	 * @see org.quality4spl.fm.cvm.CvmPackage#getFeatureGroup_Cardinality()
	 * @model containment="true" required="true"
	 * @generated
	 */
	Cardinality getCardinality();

	/**
	 * Sets the value of the '{@link org.quality4spl.fm.cvm.FeatureGroup#getCardinality <em>Cardinality</em>}' containment reference.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param value the new value of the '<em>Cardinality</em>' containment reference.
	 * @see #getCardinality()
	 * @generated
	 */
	void setCardinality(Cardinality value);

	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Child Features</b></em>' containment reference list.
	 * The list contents are of type {@link org.quality4spl.fm.cvm.Feature}.
	 * It is bidirectional and its opposite is '{@link org.quality4spl.fm.cvm.Feature#getParentGroup <em>Parent Group</em>}'.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <p>
	 * If the meaning of the '<em>Child Features</em>' containment reference list isn't clear,
	 * there really should be more of a description here...
	 * </p>
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Child Features</em>' containment reference list.
	 * @see org.quality4spl.fm.cvm.CvmPackage#getFeatureGroup_ChildFeatures()
	 * @see org.quality4spl.fm.cvm.Feature#getParentGroup
	 * @model opposite="parentGroup" containment="true"
	 * @generated
	 */
	EList<Feature> getChildFeatures();

	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Description</b></em>' attribute.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <p>
	 * If the meaning of the '<em>Description</em>' attribute isn't clear,
	 * there really should be more of a description here...
	 * </p>
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Description</em>' attribute.
	 * @see #setDescription(String)
	 * @see org.quality4spl.fm.cvm.CvmPackage#getFeatureGroup_Description()
	 * @model
	 * @generated
	 */
	String getDescription();

	/**
	 * Sets the value of the '{@link org.quality4spl.fm.cvm.FeatureGroup#getDescription <em>Description</em>}' attribute.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param value the new value of the '<em>Description</em>' attribute.
	 * @see #getDescription()
	 * @generated
	 */
	void setDescription(String value);

} // FeatureGroup
